GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| devious | wandering |
| flounder | flatfish |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |